EPISODE
SEASON
Joan of Arcadia - Season 2
A teenage girl is visited by God, disguised as everyday people, and is given assignments and tasks that eventually have a positive outcome on people's lives.
9 April 1958, Queens, New York, USA
11 January 1978, Mt. Kisco, New York, USA
2 January 1979, Chicago, Illinois, USA
27 March 1940, Warren, Ohio, USA
22 May 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1972, Guatemala, Central America
20 April 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
November 21, 2018
Much of Season Two revolved around Joan's friendships and love life. Part of Joan's failure has been its inability to incorporate God and faith into its family show structure.
November 21, 2018
The wry portrayals of God in the series felt too secular for some religious groups, but the show's warm, funny approach to the divine as incorporated into the life of a Maryland teenager was charming.
November 21, 2018
Above all, Arcadia has managed to skate between preachiness and blasphemy by taking the religion out of God, literally.
November 12, 2019
Designed to set the stage for her to wage more serious battles with evil.
November 21, 2018
One of vanishingly few shows to bring up two extremely common questions that shape the human condition: "Is there a God?" and "Am I a good person?" The answer to both is, it depends whom you ask.
